Word of the Day Archive
November 2010
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- enceinte: pregnant; with child.
- thwart: to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- hyperbolic: using hyperbole; exaggerating.
- brumal: wintry.
- saccade: the movement of the eye when it makes a sudden change, as in reading.
- nacreous: lustrous; pearly.
- palpitate: to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
- demotic: of or pertaining to the common people; popular.
- moue: a pouting grimace.
- ullage: the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- whilom: former; in the past; erstwhile.
- alchemical: pertaining to the transformation of something common, usually of little value, into a substance of great worth.
- debonair: courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm.
- emend: to free from faults or errors; correct.
- de rigueur: strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion.
- gest: a notable deed or exploit.
- idioglossia: a private form of speech invented by one child or by children.
- aoristic: indefinite; indeterminate.
- hallow: to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- weal: well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
- bamboozle: to deceive or get the better of someone by trickery.
- enspirit: to infuse life into; enliven.
- mithridate: a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
- heuristic: serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
- bonanza: a source of great and sudden wealth or luck.
- olio: a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
- namaste: a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting.
- impetrate: to obtain by entreaty.
- lilliputian: extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
